Monday, February 15, 2010

WOW! You Sweethearts collected a lot of arrows in the"Cupid's Arrow" Challenge. Hopefully Cupid can start nipping all the good catch in the butt soon for you single ladies out there.

I hope all of you ladies (single and taken) had fun yesterday on Valentine's Day. Usually, Valentine's Day is just like every other day for my husband and I because we've got kids and no babysitter. LOL Since he's leaving next week to Iraq though he decided to make it special. He surprised me with breakfast in bed, a single red rose, a napkin folded into a heart shape that he wrote Lynnette + DJ = 4EVER on (later my 11 year old daughter added + Eva + Deja + the boys = family). LOL OH! He also got me this....

I have been wanting this perfume for awhile now and I don't have to WANT it anymore because I HAVE it. ;-)

After saying "Oh My God Babe!" over and over again it finally hit me that he's going to be leaving soon. There wasn't much I could do to stop the tears from falling down my face when I realized that I ended up tasting more of my tears than the food itself. Gosh! I'm going to miss his sweetness. We got the kids out of the house and went all over the place and had FUN and he was on his best behavior the whole entire day. I seriously never thought it was possible. LOL I ended up falling in love with him all over again.

Your challenge for the remaining month of February is a recipe that will have you not-so-single ladies falling in love all over again yourselves. It's a recipe challenge and it calls for:

-picture(s) of your loved one

-any type of doily - even the paper kind

-flowers *to taste

-hearts*to taste

-lace

-the colors pink & red *even a pinch will do!

Directions: Mix them altogether and show us what you came up with by leaving a comment and the ***DIRECT LINK*** to the blog post showcasing your creation via Mister Linky. If you need help doing this please Contact Us. The Contact Us button is in the Menu Bar above. Also, if you could be a Sweetheart and mention that you created it for Candy Shoppe Designs with a link back to us that would be appreciated!

To help inspire you, here are what the Lollipop Girls whipped up for you using this Recipe for Love. Remember, you can click on the DT names to see up-close shots and/or details about their creations. "MOM" by Cherry Lolita

In large mixing bowl stir together sugar, cornstarch, salt and ground nutmeg. Add rhubarb pieces and sliced strawberries, toss gently to coat fruit. Let stand for 15 minutes.Meanwhile, prepare and roll out pastry. Line a 9 inch pie plate with half of the pastry. Trim pastry to edge of pie plate. Pour fruit mixture into pie plate. Dot with butter, place pastry on top of filling. Cut slits in top to allow steam to escape; seal and flute edge.

Chicken and cheese-put in 13x9 greased pan coo at 350 for 45 min or until chicken cooked.boneless chicken breasts (4-6-pound till flatter) creme of chicken or creme of mushroom soup with 1 can of waterswiss cheesedices onionscroutonslayer chicken in bottom of casserole, cover with slices of swiss cheese, pour in soup/water mixture and onion; cover casserole and bake for 45 min; take out of oven and cover with croutons (I make my own) put back in at 400 till browned (not very long!!)eat and enjoy-my girls fave recipethanks

hey ladies-don't forget to become followers and then tell your friends-I personally am sending out 2 RAKS (ggody box) to 2 SWEET followers of CSD and you never know when I'm gonna pick somebody! My first RAK was awarded to Jacque4u2c who I believe was Follower # 308!!KateB (KitKat)